Six people face criminal charges after a Greenpeace banner with the words "resist" and "defend" was hung from Trump Tower on Friday afternoon.

Lincoln Square residents Jessica Bryant, 31, and Shirley Sexton, 54, each face a misdemeanor charge of reckless condition, according to Chicago police. Both are from the 4900 block of North Western Avenue.

Jeremy Alpert, 43, of the 100 block of South Avenue in suburban Glencoe, and Taylor Blevons, 27, of the 600 block of North Martin Lane in Deerfield, were charged with criminal damage to property and reckless conduct, police said.

Wendy Jennings, 38, of Minneapolis, and David Khoury, 47, of Leslie, Arkansas, also face charges of criminal damage to property and reckless conduct.

All six are accused of taking part in a protest that caused "extensive damage" to the tower, according to a news release from the Chicago Police Department.

Police had originally said seven people had been arrested in the incident.

The banner appeared Friday to hang from cables strung from a terrace restaurant and bar at the high-rise along Wabash Avenue, across the river from Wacker Drive, according to police and witnesses.

The word "resist" was in a black arrow pointed at Trump's name on the building. The word “defend” was over a picture of the Earth.

Activists with Greenpeace raised a banner at Trump Tower on July 7, 2017, in protest of the policies of the Trump administration.

(Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

Greenpeace, a global environmental group, took credit for the banner.

"This action demonstrates that we will not accept the threats that the Trump administration poses to people here and around the world," the organization said, quoting one of the people who hung the banner.

"Ignoring the science of climate change and removing us from the Paris Climate Agreement is just another indication that the billionaires who have hijacked our democracy are putting the short term profit of corporations over people and the planet," added the statement from Taylor Blevons.

The banner clung to the building as people kayaked in the river and tourists enjoyed architecture boat tours, savoring the sunny weather after a rainy morning.

Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, traffic on the river was halted as the banner was cut down and drifted into the water. People on Wacker cheered, though some groaned they were unable to get selfies with the banner.

At the time, police said five women and two men were arrested and faced possible charges of damage to property and trespassing.